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Mykhailo Mudryk has completed his Chelsea medical and is in the process of signing his contract with the Stamford Bridge side.

Mudryk is at the game against Crystal Palace later this afternoon. He is on the cusp of a €100m move from Shakhtar Donetsk.

Mykhailo Mudryk is having his Chelsea medical ahead of completing his move to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea agreed a deal with Shakhtar Donetsk for Mudryk on Saturday. It involves a fixed fee of €70million (£62m), with a further €30m (£26.5m) in add-ons. Personal terms have also been agreed between Chelsea and the 22-year-old, with a seven-year-plus contract to be signed.

Chelsea representatives, including director of global talent and transfers Paul Winstanley and co-owner Behdad Eghbali, travelled to Turkey to hold face-to-face talks with Shakhtar. The Ukrainian club are holding a training camp in the country.

Leeds United have completed the signing of Georginio Rutter from Hoffenheim for a club-record fee.

Rutter, 20, has agreed a contract with Leeds until the summer of 2028.

The Athletic reported on Thursday that Leeds had agreed a deal with Hoffenheim over a fee that could rise to £35million ($42.6m) with add-ons and incentives. That breakthrough in negotiations followed 48 hours of intense talks earlier in the week between the two clubs.

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Villarreal’s Arnaut Danjuma has arrived in the UK ahead of loan move talks.

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Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Roberto De Zerbi has defended his treatment of Leandro Trossard and says “it’s not a bad situation, it’s a great situation”.

De Zerbi added that he was “ready to listen” to Trossard and “open the doors for him” after the 28-year-old’s agent claimed on Friday that the player and coach were no longer on speaking terms.

Trossard was left out of Brighton’s squad as they beat Liverpool 3-0 at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, having subsequently left the UK as he seeks a transfer.

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Dean Henderson faces a wait to discover the extent of an injury he picked up in their 2-0 win over Leicester.

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Burnley have recalled Bobby Thomas from his season-long loan with Bristol Rovers and he will join Barnsley on loan for the rest of the season.

Thomas impressed during his time with the League One side, making 19 appearances and scoring three goals under former Burnley midfielder Joey Barton.

The 21-year-old will now link up with another former Burnley player, Michael Duff. The pair worked together at under-18 and under-21 level in Burnley’s academy when the Barnsley manager was in charge.

Arsenal and Shakhtar Donetsk are still holding talks over Mykhailo Mudryk — and the Premier League side have made it clear how far they are willing to go for the forward.

The outlook is now that Shakhtar have to decide whether they will find an agreement around those terms and allow Mudryk to join Arsenal.

The complex negotiations continue, but there is hope at Arsenal that a deal can be done soon.

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Carlo Ancelotti is convinced his Real Madrid players are still motivated by silverware despite their glut of trophies over the last 10 years.

Real have won the Champions League five times, La Liga three times, the Copa del Rey once, the Spanish Super Cup three times, the UEFA Super Cup four times and the Club World Cup four times since 2013.

A number of players have been at the Santiago Bernabeu for all of those wins, including Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Dani Carvajal.

But ahead of their Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona on Sunday, Ancelotti is in no doubt that his players want more medals.

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Wolves have finalised a deal to sign former Southampton and Fulham midfielder Mario Lemina from Nice.

The 29-year-old returns to the Premier League for a fee believed to be in the region of £10million.

Lemina has joined on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Wolves have the option to extend his deal by a further 12 months.

Manchester United have announced the signing of Burnley striker Wout Weghorst on a loan deal until the end of the season.

Weghorst, 30, joins the Old Trafford club having cut short his loan deal at Turkish side Besiktas, where he scored nine goals in 18 appearances.

United, who will cover Weghorst’s wages and have no option or obligation to buy, have paid Burnley a loan fee of £2.6million. Burnley cut short his loan deal with Besiktas by transferring €2.825million (£2.5million).

Leandro Trossard wants to leave Brighton & Hove Albion in this transfer window, with his agent claiming on Friday that the player has been ostracised at the club since an altercation between the Belgium international and a team-mate.

Trossard’s agent, Josy Comhair, has also claimed the 28-year-old forward is no longer on speaking terms with head coach Roberto De Zerbi.

Trossard, who has been linked with a move away from the south coast this January, is yet to play for the club this year after being left on the bench against Everton and omitted from the squad for the FA Cup win over Middlesbrough.

Sturm Graz are in talks with Arsenal about the possibility of signing goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo on loan.

Okonkwo, 21, is currently on a season-long loan at League Two side Crewe Alexandra, where he has impressed by keeping 10 clean sheets in 34 appearances.

Arsenal could, however, take up their option to end his loan spell at Crewe early before sending him to Sturm Graz for the rest of the season.

Burnley have announced that striker Dara Costelloe has joined Bradford City on loan until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old, who signed for Burnley in February 2021, has made six first-team appearances under Vincent Kompany this season, including his surprising inclusion in Burnley’s starting XI for the first game of the campaign against Huddersfield.

The Irish youngster impressed Kompany with his attitude and professionalism but has dropped down the pecking order as the season progressed. He now has the opportunity to gain more first-team experience at the League Two side.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank has confirmed that Ivan Toney will start in Brentford’s match against Bournemouth tomorrow after recovering from a knee injury.

The 26-year-old has not featured for the west London club since his side’s 2-0 victory over West Ham United, but Frank says he will be back in action for the game on Saturday.

He said: “Ivan is fit and available and he will start tomorrow. (Shandon) Baptiste is in a good place, trained fully for a week and hopefully can be soon ready for selection. He just needs a few minutes from a friendly or B Team game.

“(Aaron) Hickey also trained fully this week and he will play tonight with the B team. Good for him he is progressing. Onyeka is still a few weeks away from being involved in the squad.”

Pressed on whether there would be a contingency plan for Toney with the ongoing FA investigation, he added: “Of course we know the situation with Ivan, we don’t know what will be the final decision. We are always looking into how we make the squad stronger. I think we did very good business with getting Kevin Schade in early.”

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